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SOCIETY 



Sons of the fimeriean Revolution. 



Origin of the Society. 

The first State Society- *\\*^ organized in San 
Francisco, Cal., Ju.ly 4, .1876. under the name of 
" Sons of Revolutionar\^Sir^^^ which name was 
subsequent!}' superseded by that now borne. 
Largely through the efforts of this Society inde- 
pendent Societies were formed in other states. 
The National Society was organized b}^ delegates 
from the several State Societies meeting in New 
York City, April 30, 1889. This meeting was 
held in Fraunce's Tavern, in the " long room " in 
which Washington bade farewell to his officers at 
the close of the Revolution. 

Plan of Organization. 

The State Societies constitute the National So- 
ciety. This Society has a Constitution and By- 
Laws, a Board of Officers, and a Legislative Body 
named the Congress, which is composed of dele- 



gates from each of the State Societies. The Con- 
gress has one regular meeting each year. A con- 
clave of the whole Society meets triennialh^ at 
such place as the National Board of Managers 
may determine. 

The Constitution of the National Society pre- 
scribes the objects, terms of eligibility to mem- 
bership, the badge and colors of the whole Society. 
While each State Society has absolute control of 
its own affairs, the Constitution of the National 
Society is the supreme law of the whole, and the 
constitution of each Society conforms thereto. 

It is thus seen that the whole organization 
closely follows the model presented by the re- 
public. 

Objects of the Organization. 

These are set forth in the Constitution of the 
National Society as follows : 

" The objects of this Societ}^ shall be to perpet- 
uate the memory of the men, who, by their ser- 
vices or sacrifices during the war of the American 
Revolution, achieved the independence of the 
American people ; to unite and promote fellowship 
among their descendants ; to inspire them and 
the community at large with a more profound 
reverence for the principles of the government 
founded by our forefathers ; to encourage histor- 



ical research in relation to the American Revolu- 
tion ; to acquire and preserve the records of the 
individual services of the patriots of the war, as 
well as documents, relics and landmarks; to 
mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate 
memorials ; to celebrate the anniversaries of the 
prominent events of the war ; to foster true pa- 
triotism ; to maintain and extend the institutions 
of American freedom ; and to carry out the pur- 
poses expressed in the preamble to the constitu- 
tion of our country and the injunctions of Wash- 
ington in his farewell address to the American 
people." 

In no respect are these objects partisan, sec- 
tarian or commercial, but purely patriotic, social 
and American. 

Eligibility to Membership. 

The National Constitution fixes the terms of 
eligibility thus : 

" Any man shall be eligible to membership in 
this Society, who, being of the age of twenty-one 
years or over, and a citizen of good repute in the 
community, is the lineal descendant of an ances- 
tor who was at all times unfailing in his loyalty 
to and rendered actual service in the cause of 
American Independence, either as an officer, sol- 
dier, seaman, marine, militiaman or minute man, 



in the armed forces of the Continental Congress 
or of any one of the several colonies or states ; 
or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence ; 
or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Cor- 
respondence ; or as a member of any Continental, 
Provincial or Colonial Congress or Legislature ; 
or as a Civil Ofi&cer, either of one of the colonies 
or states or of the national government ; or as a 
recognized patriot who performed actual service 
by overt acts of resistance to the authority of 
Great Britain." 

Organized wholly for patriotic purposes, and 
presenting a broad platform upon which all may 
stand, the Society commends itself to all Ameri- 
cans, and has gained the earnest support of the 
foremost men of our country. North, south, east 
and west, men eminent in business, finance, law, 
literature, science and art are active members, en- 
thusiastically laboring to advance the objects of 
the Society and to promote its prosperity. The 
Society is now organized in thirty or more states 
and embraces an aggregate membership of over 
four thousand members. 




Formation of the Oregon and Washing- 
ton Society. 



Mainly through the efforts of Colonel Thomas 
M. Anderson, U. S. A., this Society was organized 
June 6, 1891, by about twenty gentlemen of ac- 
cepted eligibility meeting in Grand Army hall, 
Portland, adopting a Constitution and By-Laws 
and electing officers. Three annual meetings 
have been held, besides several special business 
meetings and the annual banquets. 



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Officers Chosen February 22, 1894. 

President, Col. Thomas M. Anderson, U. S. A., 
Vancouver Barracks. 

Vice-President, Hon. George H. Williams, Port- 
land. 

Secretary, Col. J. K. Philips, University Park, 
Portland. 

Treasurer, Mr. Ralph \V. Hoyt, Portland. 

Registrar, Lieut. Alfred Hasbrouck, Jr., U. S. 
A. , Vancouver Barracks. 

Board of Managers. 

The officers-elect. 

Hon. T3der Woodward, Portland 

Hon. LaFayette Grover, Portland 

Mr. A. E. Borthwick, - Portland 

Wallace McCamant, Esq., ----- Portland 



CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

The name of this Society shall be the Oregon 
and Washington Society of the Sons of the 
American Revolution. 

ARTICLE II. 
OBJECT. 
The object of this Society is to perpetuate the 
memory of the men of the American Revolution ; 
to honor the noble women of that period, from 
whom we descend ; to revive the spirit of that 
time ; to carry out the purposes expressed in the 
preamble of the constitution of our country and 
the injunctions of Washington's farewell address ; 
to encourage historical research in our War of In- 
dependence ; to collect relics and records of that 
time ; to oppose, by moral means, the spread of 
anarchial ideas and lawlessness ; to draw together 
in a firm and fraternal union the descendants of 
the patriots of the Revolution who are willing to 
cherish and maintain American freedom and see 
that our " Government of the people, by the peo- 



pie, and for the people shall not perish from the 
earth." 

ARTICLE III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Any male person is eligible for membership 
who is of the age of twenty-one years, and who is 
descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing 
loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of the 
American Independence as a soldier or seaman, 
or as a civil officer in one of the several colonies 
or states, or as a recognized patriot ; provided he 
shall be found worthy. 

ARTICLE IV. 
OFFICERS. 

Section i. The officers of the Society shall 
be a President, Vice-President, a Secretary, a 
Treasurer and a Registrar. The last three offices 
may be filled by one member, if the Society so 
elects. 

Sec. 2. The officers named in the preceding 
section, together with four other members, shall 
constitute a Board of Managers, and this Board 
shall have the power to fill vacancies that may 
occur among the officers of the Society or the 
members of the Board. 

Sec. 3. The officers and managers and dele- 
gates to the National Society shall be elected by 



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a vote of the majority of the members voting at 
the annual meetings of the Society. This vote 
may be personal, b}- proxy or by letter. The of- 
ficers and managers shall hold office for one year, 
or until their successors are elected. 

ARTICIvK V. 

AMENDMENTS. 
This Constitution shall be altered, amended or 
repealed only by a vote of three-fourths of the 
members of the Society, the vote being either 
personal, by proxy or by letter. 

Amendments must be offered at least three 
months before the annual meetings, so that they 
can be submitted to the members of the Societv. 



BY-IvAWS. 



SECTION I. 

APPI^ICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. 

An applicant for admission to the Society must 
make application in duplicate (on forms obtained 
from the Secretary), enumerating the services of 
his ancestor in the War of Independence, together 
with the detailed statement of the intermediate 



generations of his pedigree. The applicant shall 
make oath that the statements of his application 
are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. 
Such applicant must be nominated by a member 
of the Society, and may be elected a member by 
a two-thirds vote at any meeting of the Society or 
of the Board of Managers. 

SECTION II. 

SUSPENSIONS, ETC. 

The Board of Managers shall have power to 
suspend or to expel any member of the Society 
for sufficient cause by a vote of two-thirds of all 
the members of the Board ; provided, that two 
weeks' notice of the proposed action shall have 
been given to such member. A member so sus- 
pended or expelled shall have the right to appeal 
to a meeting of the Society from the action of the 
Board of Managers. 

SECTION III. 

FEES AND DUES. 
The initiation fee shall be three dollars and the 
annual dues three dollars. 

SECTION IV. 

MEETINGS. 

The aniuial meeting of this Society shall take 
place on the twenty-second of February of each 



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year, except when such date shall fall on Sunday, 
when it shall take place on the following day. 
At this meeting the officers of the Society shall 
be elected, a majority of the votes for any officer 
constituting a choice. 

The annual dues shall be collected at this meet- 
ing. 

Special meetings of the Society may be held at 
the request of five members of the Society or of 
the Board of Managers. 

SECTION V. 

QUORUM. 

At all meetings of the Societj' not less than 
twelve members shall constitute a quorum for the 
transaction of business, but a less number may 
adjourn from time to time. 

SECTION VI. 

DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. 
The President, or in his absence the Vice-Presi- 
dent, or in his absence a Chairman pi'o tempore, 
shall preside at all meetings of the Society. He 
shall exercise the usual functions of a presiding 
officer, and shall enforce a strict observance of 
the Constitution and By-Laws. 



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SECTION VII. 

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
The Secretary shall conduct the general corres- 
pondence of the Society, and shall keep a record 
of the election, death or expulsion of members. 
He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of in- 
corporation and records of the Societ3\ He, to- 
gether with the presiding officers, shall certify all 
acts of the Society or Board of Managers. He 
shall, under direction of the President, give due 
notice of the time and place of all meetings of the 
Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair 
and accurate records of all the proceedings and 
orders of the Society, and shall give due notice to 
the officers and members of all votes, orders, res- 
olutions and proceedings of the Society affecting 
them or appertaining to their respective duties. 
He shall perform such other duties and make such 
returns as may be prescribed by the Constitution 
and By-Laws of the National Society. 

SECTION VII. 

DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. 
The Treasurer shall collect all fees and dues and 
shall have the care and custody of all the funds 
of the Societ}'. He shall deposit the same in a 
bank to the credit of the Societ}^, and shall draw 
them thence for the purpose of the Society only. 



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as may be ordered by the Society or Board of 
Managers, upon the approval of the President and 
the certificate of the Secretary. He shall keep a 
true account of his receipts and disbursements, 
and at each annual meeting shall make report and 
submit his accounts for audit. He shall perform 
such other duties as may be prescribed by the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society. 

SECTION IX. 

DUTIES OF THK REGISTRAR. 
The Registrar shall have charge of the member- 
ship records and the historical, genealogical and 
biographical collections of the Society. He shall 
make such returns as may be prescribed by the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society. 

SECTION X. 

DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 
The Board of Managers shall have the general 
superintendence of the interests and business of 
the Society. They shall perform such other du- 
ties as may be committed to them by the Society. 
At each annual meeting they shall make a general 
report. 

Four members shall constitute a quorum at all 
meetings of the Board. 



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SECTION XI. 

ORGANIZATION OF CHAPTERS. 

When not fewer than seven members of this 
Society residing in the same locality desire to or- 
ganize a Chapter thereof, they shall present a 
written request to the Board of Managers for au- 
thority to do so, which authority being granted 
they may adopt such a Constitution and By-Laws, 
not inconsistent with the Constitution of this So- 
ciety, as they may deem proper. 

They shall have authority to admit members to 
the Chapter, but all such members must first be 
members in good standing of this Society, and 
none but such shall be continued in membership 
in any Chapter. 

The President of any Chapter having a mem- 
bership of not less than twelve members shall be 
ex-officio a member of the Board of Managers of 
this Society. 

A Chapter may select one or more delegates to 
represent it at any meeting of the Society. 

In the election of officers for this Society such 
a delegate or delegation shall be entitled to cast 
the votes of the Chapter only by presenting 
proxies therefor. 

Upon all other issues before this Society a 
Chapter may certify its actual vote pro and con 



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to this Society, and such vote shall have the same 
potency as if cast by members of the Society 
actually present and voting. 

SECTION XII. 

STANDING COMMITTEES. 

At the annual meeting of this Society the pre- 
siding officer shall appoint an Auditing Committee 
and a Committee on Resolutions, each consisting 
of three members, who shall serve for one year or 
until their successors are appointed, and who shall 
perform the duties ordinarily devolving upon such 
committees. 

SECTION XIII. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

At all annual meetings of this Society the fol- 
lowing order of business shall be observed, viz.: 

1. Opening exercises. 

2. Calling roll of officers and members. 

3. Reading minutes of last meeting. 

4. Reports of officers. 

1. Of the President. 

2. " " Vice-President. 

3. " " Registrar. 

4. " " Board of Managers. 

5. Other official reports. 

5. Unfinished business. 



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6. Reports of Committees. 

7. Election of Officers, Board of Managers 

and Delegates. 

8. New business. 

9. Appointment of standing committees by 

President-elect. 

1. Auditing Committee. 

2. Committee on Resolutions. 

10. Final adjournment. 

SECTION XIV. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendment to these By-Laws may be made at 
any meeting of the Society, by a vote of a ma- 
jority of the members of the Society ; prozided^ 
that a notice of the meeting and a copy of the 
proposed amendment shall be sent to every mem- 
ber at least three weeks prior to such meeting. 




LIST OF IVIKIVIBBRS. 



Anderson, Thomas M. 
Allen, Ethan W., 
Applegate, Oliver C, 
Applegate, Ivan D., 
Applegate, Lucien B., 
Arnold, Frederick K., 
Atkinson, Josiah L,., 
Batsman, Cephas C, 
Beall, Hamilton M., 
Bellinger, Oscar H., 
Borthwick, Calvin, 
Borthwick, Alex. E., 
Boyer, John A., 
-Bt)3Titon7- C h arl es H., 
Bradley -, Fran fc'E. , 
Brenham, Robert B., 



Vancouver Barracks, 

Portland, Ore. 

Olene, 

Dairy, 

Olene, 

Portland, 

Fort Assiniboine, Mont. 
The Dalles, Ore. 
Portland, 

Corn wall ville, N. Y. 
Portland, Ore. 
Jacksonville, Ore. 
Tacoma, Wash. 
Pu^-allup, " 
Portland, Ore. 



Brooke, Edward H., 
Brockenbrough.Jno. B., 
Cabell, Henry C, 
Carpenter, Gilbert S., 
Carter, E. C, 
Carter, Charles H., 
Cardwell, Byron P., 
Cardwell, James R., 
Clarke, Louis G., 
Clarkson, David M., 
Clapp,J. M., 
Cochran, Hiram, 
Cooper, J. C, 
Curtis, Edward D., 
Cutter-r-Kwtla»d ; 
Dabney, Percy P., 

-Dodgev-Frawcis S. , 
J?okind, Arthur W., 
Doolittle, (ieorge F., 
Eckerson, Theodore J., 
Eckerson, Theodore H., 
Eckerson, Rufus Ingalls 

• EUicott, Salvador, 
Freeman, George W., 
French, J. W., 
Gile, Henry S., 

- Gibbs, Arthur S., 

. Gowey, Jolvn F., 
Xiowey, Frank M., 
Goodell, Gorham B., 
Greene, Thomas G., 
Grover, LaFayette, 
Habersham, Robert A., 
Habersham, John P., 
ifett, James-TV^, 
H al l, H enr^'^ K . , 



Fort Niagara, N. Y. 

Roseburg, Ore. 

Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 



Pendleton, Ore. 
Portland, 



Oregon City, ' 
McMinnv'le, 
Portland, 
vSpokane, Wash. 
Portland, Ore. 
Walla Walla, Wash., 
Spokane, " 

Portland, Ore. 

Fort Brady, Mich. 

, Portland, Ore. 

Seattle, Wash. 

Portland, Ore. 

Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

Portland, Ore. 

Seattle, Wash. 

Oh-mpia, Wash. 



Portland, Ore. 



Port Elakely, Wash. 



Ilanford) Fran k, 
ftanfer d , ■ Clarone e , 
-H-a n ford .-T^t^thai^S . , 
Hasbrouck, Alfred, Jr., 
Hines, Harvey K., 

Howes, Thomas B., 
Hoyt, Richard, 
Hoyt, Ralph W., 
Ht?ytrHc nr y-M., 
Houghton, Ross C, 
Kellogg, Noah S., 

Kollock, Frederick N., 

I^evvis, Cicero H., 
I^ittlefield, Roger S., 
Mann, Gilbert S., 
Malcolm, Philip S., 

McCamant, Wallace, 
Mood3', Lucius W., 
Moffet, George H., 
McKee, Fdward D., 
McKim, Maurice, 
•MeK4ttst4-y, J.-C., 
Overton Clough, 
Page, Wilmer L., 
•PettttigTil,-Samatel B., 
Philips, John K., 
Phillips, Thomas H., 
Reed, Sanderson, 
Reynolds, Charles R., 
Roberts, Benjamin K., 



Seattle, Wash. 



Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 
University Park, Ore. 
Seattle, Wash. 
Portland, Ore. 



Spokane, Wash. 
Cannisteo, N. Y. 



Portland, Ore. 



Ban don, 
Portland, 



Spokane, Wash. 
Portland, Ore. 



Spokane, Wash. 

Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

Portland, Ore. 

Tacoma, Wash. 

Portland, Ore. 

Los Angeles, Cal. 

Portland, Ore. 

Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. 

Olympia, Wash. 

Seattle, Wash. 



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Portland, Ore. 

New York Cit}-, Xo. 15 Cortlandt St. 

Portland, Ore. 

Vancouver, Wash. 
Fort Assiniboine, INIont. 
Salem, Ore. 
Portland, Ore. 
Seattle, Wash. 
Spokane, " 
Portland, Ore. 
Spokane, Wash. 
Portland, Ore. 

Cascade Locks, Ore. 
Portland, Ore. 

Alcatraz Island, Cal. 
Portland, Ore. 



Skinner, Pratt R., 

Sears, Alfred F., 

Sears, George C, 

Sears, Alfred F. Jr., 
.Shane, Carlos W., 
•Sharp, Frederick D., 

Sherman, Dana C, 

Smith, Isaac W., 

Smith, J. C, 
. Steele v^bertT. S., 

Stearns, Doran H., 

Stout, J. Kennedy, 

Strong, Curtis C, 

Strong, Frederick R., 

Taj-lor, Harr\-, 

Thompson, Regin'dW. 

Trevett, Theo. Brooks, 

Vodges, Anthonj- W., 

Wait, Charles N., 

Wait, Aaron E., 

Wait, Robert L., 

Wells, Harry L., 

West, Francis H., 

Withington, George E., 

Williams, George H., 

Woodward, Tyler, 



Members Deceased. 
Brooke, Lloyd— May 12, 1893. 

Members Transferred. 
Bateman, C. C, Chaplain U. S. A., to Montana Societj'. 
Sharp, Captain F. D., U. S. A., " " " 



Members Dropped From Roll. 
Flenniken, Henry. 






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There are many good reasons just now why pa- 
triots, and especially American patriots, should 
give voice to their patriotic sentiments and pur- 
poses. To those who are eligible and worthy we 
extend a cordial invitation to join with us. Any 
of our officers or members will cheerfully furnish 
all the assistance possible to gentlemen looking 
up the records of ancestral service. 

Any one desiring to become a member should 
apply to the Secretary for application blanks. 
The application must be made in duplicate, sworn 
to, have the recommendation of two members, 
and then be filed with the Secretary or the Regis- 
trar. When accepted by our Board of Managers 
and approved by the Registrar-General of the 
National Society, the applicant will receive official 
notification of his election to membership. 

Upon notification of election the membership 
fee, three dollars, and annual dues of three dol- 
lars should be paid to the Treasurer, Mr. Ralph 
W. Ho3't, at the Merchants' National Bank, Port- 
land. 

Members should bear in mind that the annual 
dues of three dollars are payable on the twenty- 
second of Februar}^, in advance for each year. 

Certificates of Mejubership may be obtained upon 
application to the Secretary or Registrar, and the 
payment of one dollar. 



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Rosettes are obtained from the Registrar or Treas- 
urer at twenty-five cents each. 

The Badge of the Society is sterling silver cov- 
ered with gold and costs nine dollars. This is the 
same in size and design as the one which cost 
twenty-five dollars, and has taken the place of the 
four styles formerly used. They are sold by 
Tiffany & Co., New York City, upon permit is- 
sued by the Registrar-General. 

Members desiring to obtain the badge should 
apply to the Registrar or Secretary for the neces- 
sary permit. 



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